Hello everyone! I’m proud to officially be the first Glimpser on the trip to write on the blog. I apologize ahead of time, it is late and we’ve had a long day so I’m experiencing a shortage of creative thoughts. Please bear with me and enjoy 🙂
We started the day out earlier than usual, about 6:00, it seems like our daily wake up call is progressively inching closer to dawn 🙁 . . . Anyways! Breakfast was amazing as usual and the energizer seemed to create a sweeter environment. We were required to randomly walk around until a call was given to stop and regroup into a circle, then we turned to the person on our right, and one at a time gave them 3 compliments. Afterwards we had a very informational political seminar informing us on the corrupt but powerful leaders in charge of the humble country. This activity fed into the next which was our peace workshop where we discussed our thoughts on the best ways to keep peace in the country and the world (We had the privilege to listen to Jon Lennon’s “Imagine” . . . twice!)
Having a 2 hour break and the ability to leave the hostel and explore a little bit of the town (with the GG leaders of course! ;)) was a nice change in routine. However, the guest speaker was truly memorable, a 20-year-old dressed as an 80-year-old who narrated a “play” put on by his frivolous friends made learning about the history of Nicaraguan politicians a fun activity.
As amazing as the entire day was, nothing compared to the english tutoring classes we taught from 5-6:45. The students were incredibly passionate about learning a new language and were very attentive during classes. Every glimpser was so humbled after meeting individuals whom they had just met, yet would be able to call friends. Teaching these classes, were of course, the highlight of every Glimpser’s day (besides the chocolate cake :)p) and is an experience we’re not likely to forget. Thank you Nicaragua for an amazing day, and for even more amazing people! Stay tuned for tomorrow! It’s fun day! (btw we love your comments! a special part of our day is reading them out loud to the group and having a great laugh, thank you all at home for the effort!) <3
So great to hear about your days! It sounds like the experience is off to a great start….may the learning and fun continue!
Totally unrelated to Nicaragua and GG but please let Alex Diaz know Felicia is now officially a breeder (she can explain 😉
Tasha (Alex’s mom)
Hi Ishwa, thank you so much for writing about your day in Nicaragua , despite the long day! It seems you all had another great day! what a nice way to learn about the politics in Nicaragua. I would love to hear the outcomes of the Peace workshop, how productive ! I can definitely imagine you all strolling through town during a nice warm afternoon; so happy you finally met your “students”… You are all marking their lives in such a positive way!…and after such an exciting day and such an early start, I am sure you all are now sleeping like rocks (zzzzz!). Gracias y hasta mañana!
Thank you for the ELDD’s first blog post. It looks like another amazing day! Hope you will all get enough sleep most of the days, if not every day. Now I was wondering what will be the theme for tomorrow and who will be the next ELDD? I am looking forward to finding the answers tomorrow : )
Ellaa you’re in 3/4ths of the pictures in this blog and just by looking at them I can hear your weird laugh in my head, it’s kinda scary. I love the energizer you guys did! I’m sure your English classes will only get better and I can’t wait to hear about your fun day! Oh yeah btw you guys had chocolate cake??!
Dear Ishwa,
Thank you for sharing your beautiful experience with us. I think this blog is the most I have ever heard you say about a school day! I am very happy for you. Take in every moment, appreciate and enjoy every experience. Looking forward to hugging and kissing you. Love you.
Ishwa, thanks for sharing your thoughts and insights! As parents we really wonder what is going on with you all and so please share away! Details are appreciated! Love seeing the pictures too, helps us to feel connected. We check constantly to see if there have been any more blogs posted. So excited when we see a new one:)! Hope you’re all having fun and gaining unique perspectives on life and the world. Please keep the blogs coming!!
Shahla
Good after noon my dearest daughter Ishwa i enjoyed very much reading about your day especially the part about the chocolate cake. I am so sorry i haven’t had the time to come and read and see how your doing as this blog site is confusing and i am not the greatest at navigating the web but now i have found you and look forward to reading more from me i miss you tons and so does bane. Stay safe when you go into town and always stay close to the group leader.
love you by the truck loads dad.
Hello i am brenda’s mom and i am so happy for all the group that are enjoying their trip and learning Esteli’s culture . Take care you guys kisses and hugs for brenda we miss you baby . 🙂